Interesting mandau handle

[DaveS]

This is a mandau that Fred Coluzzi sent us some years ago. He says
the handle is a rough cast Japanese naval D-ring style. But was it put on
by a native that liked that form, or was it made by a Japanese soldier who
liked the blade. There are two characters at the base of the blade that
could be either Chinese or Japanese although i was told that it could be
Korean. The blade is very well made, with some of the most delicate fret-
work that i have seen in a mandau. No scabbard. What do you think.
Dave.

[DaveS]

Curses!!!!!!!!This computer simply will not cooperate when it comes to
posting pictures............Dave.

[Maurice]

Curses!!!!!!!!This computer simply will not cooperate when it comes to
posting pictures............Dave.Hello Dave,

I'm curious of the pictures.
Feel free to send the images to my emailaddress: mbloebaum@gmail.com, and I will put them in your thread.

Rg,
Maurice

[DaveS]

Maurice: Thanks much, but Kino is already helping me work through the
Problem. Hopefully we will get it all sorted out soon and you will be able to
see the Mandau...............Dave.

[kino]

Dave and Lonna's Mandau

[Battara]

What an interesting piece, Kino!

[asomotif]

Yep, I knew I had seen this one before.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4441&highlight=japanese+mandau

Only thing to add to the other thread would be a translation of the characters on the blade.

[DaveS]

Asomotif: Boy, i must have a really bad memory. I really don't remember
having this posted before, but obviously there it is.........Dave.

[asomotif]

Well, it is already 4 years ago.
Maybe new members can contribute with new input. :)

[VVV]

That kind of blades aren't used for fighting so I assume that it's not from a captured mandau.
There is a thread somewhere where we dicussed presentation mandaus.
I go for that its' a local combination, maybe involving somebody Chinese in Kuching.

Michael